The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 95
... stand , and arrest the march of agriculture . Let labourers , on the one hand , make a stand for higher wages , ( and this they can only do effec- * It is but justice to state , that this principle has been dis- tinctly adverted to ...
... stand , and arrest the march of agriculture . Let labourers , on the one hand , make a stand for higher wages , ( and this they can only do effec- * It is but justice to state , that this principle has been dis- tinctly adverted to ...
Page 210
... stand , and still more in the eternal barriers of its last possible agriculture , to prevent the same history from being acted over and over again , or from last- ing for ever . Yet he does seem to labour under the sensation of certain ...
... stand , and still more in the eternal barriers of its last possible agriculture , to prevent the same history from being acted over and over again , or from last- ing for ever . Yet he does seem to labour under the sensation of certain ...
Page 309
... stand up for it as manfully and as determin- edly as ever in all its parts , and in all its modifi- cations - who are both most entirely ignorant of the principles of their business , and most entirely wedded to all its circumstantials ...
... stand up for it as manfully and as determin- edly as ever in all its parts , and in all its modifi- cations - who are both most entirely ignorant of the principles of their business , and most entirely wedded to all its circumstantials ...
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